Hearts are worth 1 point each and the Queen of Spades is worth 13 points. When all cards are played, players examine their tricks won and count the Hearts and the Queen of Spades. The winner of the trick goes first in the next round. If, on the first trick, a player does not have any Clubs to match the 2, they neither can play any Hearts nor the Queen of Spades.
If they cannot follow suit, then any card may be played with the lead suit trumping others. Moving to the left of the 2 of Clubs, players must follow suit and try to out rank the cards in play. The player with the 2 of Clubs always makes the first lead starting with that card. The dealer shuffles the deck and passes out 13 cards clockwise to each player. The player with the lowest card becomes the dealer. Each player draws one card from a shuffled deck.
If you are looking for cards to play Hearts with, check out a standard pack here or one of our more recent arrivals here.īefore game play can begin, a dealer must be selected. The objective of the game is to have the fewest points when someone reaches 100 points.įor other trick taking games, see our guides for Spades and Euchre. Hearts is a trick taking game that requires 4 players and a standard 52 playing card deck with Aces high and 2’s low. (All of the penalty cards in a game of Hearts) Card Game Rules
